The F-16 Fighting Falcon by Xtreme Jets

Thank you very much for purchasing our Xtremejets ARF F-16 , made with the revolutionary Total Area Vacuum

Sandwich (TAVS) technology. Please note that the photos in this instruction manual show certain views from the

prototypes, so please don’t get confused by the different colour schemes!

Before you start building and setting-up your aircraft, please make sure you have read this instruction manual, and

understood it. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Below are the contact details:

Office Taiwan:

No.15, Min-San 3rd Street, Ren-Wu Area, Kaohsiung, 814, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: +886 9 3299 7923

FAX: + 886 7373 1215

http://www.skymasterjet.com

Sales : skymaste@skymasterjet.com

Technical support : morne.m@pixie.co.za

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Spesifications

Type : T.A.V.S

Scale : 1/6.75th

Length : 89” ( 2250mm)

Span : 59” ( 1500mm)

Weight : 24—27 Lbs ( 11— 13 Kg)

Engine : 16—22 Lbs(7—10 Kg) trust

Radio : 9 Channel (6—9servo’s)

Index:

INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................... 3

DISCLAIMER..............................................................................................................................................3 WARNING…...............................................................................................................................................3 GENERAL INFO.........................................................................................................................................4 HANDLING & TRANSPORTING ...............................................................................................................4 LIVE HINGE ……………………………..……….........................................................................................4

TOOL LIST................................................................................................................................................ 5 HEALTH…..................................................................................................................................................6 GENERAL ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES..................................................................................................…6 RADIO EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES…………….................................................................................7 KIT CONTENTS…….……………...............................................................................................................8 OPTIONAL PARTS………………..……………….......................................................................................9 Section 1 : Joining fuselages…................................................................................................................11 Section 2 : Elevators.................................................................................................................................12 Section 3 : Rudder + Fin...........................................................................................................................13 Section 4 : LG and Doors........................................................................................................................ 14 Section 5 : Wings and Missile rails.…..................................................................................................... 15 Section 6 : Ventral Fins.………………………………………………………………………………………….16 Section 7 : Fuel Cell….………………………………………………………………………………………...…17 Section 8 : Turbine………….…………….………………………………………………………………………18 Section 9 : Accessories tray.................................................................................................................... 19 Section 10 : CG and throws..................................................................................................................... 20 COCKPIT & CANOPY….......................................................................................................................... 21 OPTIONAL SCALE PARTS……………………………………………………………………………………...22

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Assembly & Operation Manual

Liability Exclusion and Damages

You have acquired a kit, which can be assembled into a fully working R/C model when fitted out with suitable

accessories, as described in the instruction manual with the kit.

However, as manufacturers, we at Xtremejet are not in a position to influence the way you build and operate your

model, and we have no control over the methods you use to install, operate and maintain the radio control system

components. For this reason we are obliged to deny all liability for loss, damage or costs which are incurred due to

the incompetent or incorrect application and operation of our products, or which are connected with such operation

in any way. Unless otherwise prescribed by binding law, the obligation of the Extremejet company to pay compen-

sation is excluded, regardless of the legal argument employed. This applies to personal injury, death, damage to

buildings, loss of turnover and business, interruption of business or other direct and indirect consequent damages.

In all circumstances our total liability is limited to the amount which you actually paid for this model.

BY OPERATING THIS MODEL YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS.

It is important to understand that Xtremejet, is unable to monitor whether you follow the instructions contained in

this instruction manual regarding the construction, operation and maintenance of the aircraft, nor whether you in-

stall and use the radio control system correctly. For this reason we at Xtremejet are unable to guarantee, or pro-

vide, a contractual agreement with any individual or company that the model you have made will function cor-

rectly and safely. You, as operator of the model, must rely upon your own expertise and judgement in acquiring

and operating this model.

Warning ! This ‘jet’ aircraft is a high-end product and can create an enormous risk for both pilot and spectators, if not han-

dled with care, and used according to the instructions. Make sure that you operate your F-16 according to the

AMA rules, or those laws and regulations governing model flying in the country of use.

The engine, landing gear, servos, linkages and control surfaces have to be attached properly. Please use only the

recommended servos and accessories. Make sure that the ‘Centre of Gravity’ is located in the recommended place.

Use the nose heavy end of the CG range for your first flights. A tail heavy plane can be an enormous danger for

you and all spectators. Fix any weights, and heavy items like batteries, very securely into the plane. Make sure that

the plane is secured properly when you start the engine. Have a helper hold your plane from the nose before you

start the engine. Make sure that all spectators are far

behind, or far in front, of the aircraft when running up the engine. Make sure that you range check your R/C sys-

tem thoroughly before the 1st flight. It is absolutely necessary to range check your complete R/C installation first

WITHOUT the engine running. Leave the transmitter antenna retracted, and check the distance you can walk be-

fore ‘fail-safe’ occurs. Then start the engine, run at about half throttle and repeat this range check. Make sure that

there is no range reduction before ‘fail-safe’ occurs. If the range with

engine running is less then with the engine off, please DON’T FLY at that time. Make sure that your wing spar

tube is not damaged. Check that the anti-rotation dowels for the wings are not loose. Check that the wing, stab, fin

and nose retaining bolts are tight. Please don’t ignore our warnings, or those provided by other manufacturers.

They refer to things and processes which, if ignored, could result in permanent damage or fatal injury. Secure the

plane before starting engine.

Academy of Model Aeronautics 5161 E. Memorial Drive Muncie, Indiana 47302

(765) 287-1256, Fax: (765) 289-4248

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General information about

fully-composite aircraft structure and design

All the parts are produced in negative molds, manufactured using vacuum-bagged sandwich construction technol-

ogy. All parts are painted in the moulds, either single color or designer color schemes. A new production method,

called TAVS (Total Area Vacuum Sandwich), enables us to present this aircraft with incredible built-in strength,

while still being lightweight, and for a price that nobody could even consider some years ago. This production

process has huge advantages, but a few disadvantages as well. These facts need to be explained in advance for your

better understanding. The Wings:

Both wing halves are made in negative moulds, and fully vacuum bagged, using only 3 layers of 80gm/2.5 oz.

cloth in combination with a very hard 2 mm balsasandwich form a hard and durable outer skin. Because of this

TAVS technology very few additional structural parts are needed. The ailerons are already elastic-hinged for

you. They are laminated in the wing mould and are attached to the main wing with a special nylon hinge-cloth,

sandwiched between the outer skin and the foam. This nylon hinge is 100% safe and durable. You will never have

to worry about breaking it, or wearing it out. There is no gap at all on the top wing surface, and there is only a very

narrow slot in the bottom surface, where the aileron slides under the main wing skin during down throw. This

hinge setup is the cleanest you can ever obtain, but you have to take some care during assembly for proper installa-

tion and servo set up.

First, the hinge line is on the top surface of the wing, not in the centre.

This is NOT a disadvantage, if you set in about 10% NEGATIVE

aileron differential in your transmitter program. This means that the

‘down’ throw needs to be about 10% more than the up throw to give

nice axial rolls. Why? Because the axis of the hinge is not at the centre

line of the aileron, so it moves slightly in and out when it travels, and

the aileron gets a little "bigger" in surface area when moving up, and

"smaller" when moving down. This is why you have to set the negative

differential in your transmitter to compensate for the size changing.

10% is a good starting point, and you will find out the exact setting during

the first flights, doing fast vertical rolls and watching the fuselage rolling in a perfect axial line. You can set it per-

fectly, this is guaranteed. The bottom hinge slot needs some explanation, too. The cut line is exactly in the correct

position so that the aileron slides under the wing skin smoothly. If the cut was a few mm forward or back, it would-

n't work properly. So, make sure that the lip is not damaged, and that the aileron slides under this lip perfectly. It

will NOT lock at any time, as long as the lip is not damaged. If damage occurs to the lip, you can cut off 2-3 mm,

but you should NEVER need to cut off more than this. Make sure that the carbon control horns are glued into the

ailerons properly. The holes in the horns for the ball-links (or quick-links) need to be exactly perpendicular to the

hinge axis line, and in this manual we show you a simple way to ensure that the horns in both control surfaces will

be identical, making it easy to set up your R/C for accurate flying maneuvers.

The fuselage:

The fuselage is also made in negative moulds. All the load-bearing internal parts and bulkheads are now glued

in using jigs and templates during the mould and assembly stages in the factory, to ensure accurate location and

reduce the assembly time for you.

Take Care:

Composite sandwich parts are extremely strong, but fragile at the same time. Always keep in mind that these air-

planes are designed for minimum weight and maximum strength in flight. Please take care of it, especially when it

is being transported, to make sure that none of the critical parts and linkages are damaged. Always handle your

airplane with great care, especially on the ground and during transport, so you will have many hours of pleasure

with it. Take extra care when picking up your F16. The wings do not have structure near the L/E. So if you

squeeze the wing to hard, it may crack and delaminate.

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Tools and Adhesives

Tools etc:

This is a fairly quick and easy plane to build, for a jet model, not requiring difficult techniques or special equip-

ment, but even the building of Skymaster aircraft requires some suitable tools! You will probably have all these

tools in your workshop anyway, but if not, they are available in all good hobby shops, or hardware stores like

"Home Depot" or similar.

1. Sharp knife (X-Acto or similar)

2. Allen key set (metric) 2.5mm, 3mm & 5mm

3. Sharp scissors, curved type for canopy

4. Pliers (various types)

5. Wrenches (metric)

6. Slotted and Phillips screwdrivers (various sizes)

7. Drills of various sizes

8. Battery drill and Dremel tool (or similar) with cutting discs, sanding tools and mills

9. Sandpaper (various grits), and/or Permagrit sanding tools (high quality - recommended)

10. Carpet, bubble wrap or soft cloth to cover your work bench (most important !)

11. Car wax polish (clear)

12. Paper masking tape

13. Denaturised alcohol, Acetone, or similar (for cleaning joints before gluing)

Adhesives:

Not all types of glues are suited to working with composite parts.

Here is a selection of what we normally use, and what we can truly

recommend. Please don’t use inferior quality glues - you will end up

with an inferior quality plane, that is not so strong or safe. Jet models

require good gluing techniques, due to the higher flying speeds, and

hence higher loads on many of the joints. We highly recommend that

you use a slow cured epoxy for gluing highly stressed joints, like the

hinges and control horns, into position and the most commonly used is

‘Aeropoxy’ (Bob Violett Models, USA). The self-mixing nozzles make

it easy to apply exactly the required amount, in exactly the right place,

and it will not run or flow onto places where you don’t want it! It takes

about 1 - 2 hours to start to harden so it also gives plenty of time for accurate assembly. Finally it gives a superb

bond on all fibreglass and wood surfaces. Of course there are many similar glues available, and you can use you

favorite type.

1. CA glue ‘Thin’ and ‘Thick’ types. We recommend ZAP, as this is a very high quality.

2. ZAP-O or Plasti-ZAP, odourless (for gluing the clear canopy)

3. 30 minute epoxy (stressed joints must be glued with 30 min and NOT 5 min epoxy).

4. Aeropoxy/Loctite Hysol 3462 or equivalent (optional, but highly recommended)

5. Epoxy laminating resin (12 - 24 hr cure) with hardener.

6. Milled glass fibre, for adding to slow epoxy for stronger joints.

7. Micro-balloons, for adding to epoxy for lightweight filling.

8. Thread-locking compound (Loctite, or equivalent)

At Xtremejets we try our best to offer you a high quality kit,

with outstanding value-for money, and as complete as possible.

However, if you feel that some additional or different hardware

should be included, please feel free to let us know.

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HEALTH

Use a mask (available at auto paint stores) to protect from inhaling the glass or carbon fiber dust. Use this mask whenever you are sanding or cutting fiberglass or carbon fiber materials. Use a charcoal filter paint mask (available at auto paint supply stores) when spraying any primer or paint. Spray out of doors or in a properly vented spray booth. Use safety glasses any time rotary tools, such as Dremel cut-off disc or Perma-Grit cutters, are being used.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES

We recommend to wax the model before assembling. This will help protect the finish from an epoxy finger print. Wax will not help for CA glues! Extra glue, extra paint, extra resin will add up to a heavy model. Plan before you glue! The glass cloth side of parts to glue, should be sanded with #80 grit paper for best glue adhesion. Support the fuselage on foam pads. Xtremejets makes every attempt to insure that the parts fit. However, due to manufac-turing tolerances, some parts may fit a little tight. Always trial fit parts and adjust if needed. Only use high quality adhesives such as the ZAP products from Pacer Technology. For extremely high stress areas we recommend “Aeropoxy.” It is the strongest and best gripping adhesive we have found. If fuel or grease are on the surface, first clean with acetone or thinners. Clean off all excess glue—excess glue is excess weight. Always check the outside skin of the model to look for any glue residue and remove it with Acetone before it cures. “Aeropoxy” is tough to remove once it has thoroughly cured.

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Radio equipment Failure to use the recommended servos, output arms, extensions, and hardware may result in a loss of control! Throughout this manual we make use of various types of servos and radio equipment! We have used JR equipment during the installation process. If you make use of an-other manufacturer, please use equipment with similar specifications! The F16 will require extension leads! Please use high quality extension leads. Make use of ceramic non ferrite cores if leads exceeds 1 meter. The trend nowadays is to use dual battery management systems and dual RX equip-ment. With the introduction of 2.4 GHz even quad RX systems are considered as nor-mal for a jet model. Always center and install the correct output arms while on the bench, once the servo is in the aircraft access to the servo arm screw is sometimes limited. Do not save any money when buying radio equipment. The price of servo’s are far from the price of replacing the entire model. REMEMBER: The best equipment is only as good as the weakest link. Ask your-self if this servo or link or lead etc is worthy of my trust to protect my very large investment...

Accessories

1. 2 DS8911 servo’s for the elevator. 2. 1 DS8911 for rudder. 3. 2 DS8511 servo’s for ailerons 4. 1 JR8511 steering servo. 5 3 JR577servos for Landing Gear, Door and Brake valves or check next line. 6. 1 Airpower EV5U valve + 1 x EV2U valve for landing gear + doors + brakes 7. 1 EV2U valve for opening canopy 8. Powerbox Royal with build in matchbox function. 9. Pneumatic support set for landing gear 10. Turbine motor, with thrust range between 7kg and 10kg, with accessories. 11. Fuel tubing, Hopper tank (or BVM UAT), festo fittings, fuel filters, fuel tube etc. 12. Cable ties in various lengths.

Did you understand everything in this manual completely?

Then, and only then, let’s start assembling your F-16 f not, please read it again before you start the assembly.

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Kit Contents

Composite Parts:

1. Fuselage + Hatch (F160001)

2. Nose (F16002)

3. Canopy & Frame (F16003)

4. Nose Cone (F16004)

5. Tail Cone (F16005)

6. Fin (F16006)

7. Rudder (F16007)

8. Right Wing incl Aileron (F16008)

9. Left Wing incl Aileron (F16009)

10. Right Elevator (F16010)

11. Left Elevator (F16011)

12. Inlet Duct )F16012)

13. Right Missile Rail (F16013)

14. Left Missile Rail (F16014)

15. Ventral Fin (F16021)

16. Ventral Fin (F16022)

Kit Contents

Front Engine Mount (L)(F8)

Front Engine Mount (R) (F9)

Brass sleeve (F16030)

Brass sleeve (F16031

Elevator Belcrank (F16032)

Elevator Belcrank (F16033

Nose fastener (F16034)

2 x M3 Wing Bolts & Washers

1 x M4 Fin Bolt & Washer

9 x 2mm Self tapper skrews

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Nose former Horisontal

Nose former Vertical

Accessorie tray

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Optional Parts available to complete your F16

F16 Accessory pack:

Includes rudder belcrank

Custom F16 fuel cells:

2 x 1L fuel tanks.

2 x Fuel tank accessory pack.

Skymaster F16 pushrod set

F16 air tanks

Skymaster air kit Includes 5 x assorted color air tubing , filler valves ,

control valves and fittings.

F16 tail pipe

Section 1:

Joining the two fuselages.

Step 1. Carefully remove the two fuselages from its

protective plastic. .

Step 2. Check for perfect fit.

Step 3. Remove the UAT tray by unscrewing the Phil-

lips skrews. Step 4. Slide the front section on top of the inlet duct.

Step 5. Start with 3 top cap srews. Make sure holes

align. Do not tighten 3 cap skrews at this stage.

Step 6. Insert the back 2 cap skrews. This may be diffi-

cult for some, but patience is always good.

Step 7. The last 1 fits on the front of the triangle.

Step 8. Now that all 6 are turning freely, tighten them

all. Make sure fuselage align while tighten (Loctite all

bolts)

This complete this section.

Items Required:

1. Rear fuselage

2. Front fuselage

3. Phillips skrew driver

4. Allen metric set

5. 6 x M5 Cap skrews with 5 washers

6. Loctite

This section may be completed at a later stage! It all

depends if you have enough space to work on complete

fuselage. If you have purchased a painted model, please

use protective padding to protect paint.

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Section 2:

Assembling the elevators

Step 1. Carefully remove the elevators from its protect

tive plastic.

Step 2. Insert plastic washer over elevator rod.

Step 3. Lubricate the shaft with some thin machine oil. Step 4. Insert the shaft into the elevator bearings. Step 5. Fit plastic washer between elevator horn and

bearing. Make sure no lateral play is present

and secure horn with 4 cap skrews. (use loctite)

Step 6. Locate the 2 elevator servo’s. Install servo’s in

powerbox system to electronically centre the

servo’s. Check for correct operation. ke Step 7. Mount metal servo horn to servo and secure

titanium ball bearing rod to servo horn. Check

that bolt holding pushrod to servo horn is se

cure and use a locknut or loctite.

Step 8. Drill holes for servo and mount servo by means

of 4 skrews.

Step 9. Secure other end to elevator horn. Use same

method as on servo horn. Make sure that

pushrod form a 90 degree angle with both

horns! Make sure no mechanical slop is pre

sent!

Step 10. Repeat steps 1—9 for other elevator. This com

plete this section.

NB: Make sure both pushrods are of equal length and

that installation is a mirror image of each other!

This completes this section!

Items Required:

1. Elevator L & R including bearings

2. Metal servo horns (2)

3. Titanium push rod assembly (2)

4. JR DS8911 servo (2) (15Kg minimum)

5. Powerbox and radio equipment

6. 1mm drill

7. Hobby knife w/#11 blade

8. Skrew driver

9. Straight edge & Ruler

10. Lubrication oil

We recommend to set up the two elevators as elevators.

Some experienced pilots may opt for an elevon set up.

Please follow your own experience in doing so. We

have tested both and both work just fine. This manual

will how ever continue for elevator set up and conven-

tional ailerons in wing.

It is very important to use correct servo’s and push-

rod assembly! A minimum torque of 15Kg per eleva-

tor is needed. The new JR8911 is just what you need. If

you can not find such servo’s, then 2 x 8511 servo’s

Servo’s must be synced by means of JR matchbox!

It is very important that no slop is present in the ele-

vator configuration. Any slop will be converted to flut-

ter. Flutter will destroy the elevator and make the model

uncontrollable. The ailerons are actively hinged to wing.

This method is very strong and durable and will last the

life of the model. Take advantage of this incredible

technology and see how quickly you can complete

wings!

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Section 3:

Assembling rudder and fin

Step 1. Remove fin and rudder from protective plastic.

Step 2. Find rudder pushrod set. Insert rod into base of

fin.

Step 3. Secure rudder horn to fin belcrank. Use loctite.

Step 4. Secure JR 8911 servo to servo mount by means

of 4 skrews. Make sure servo is mechanically

and electronically centred

Step 5. Find rudder pushrods and secure to rudder horn

and servo horn. Make sure all angles are 90

degrees. No mechanical slop must be present.

Step 6. Insert fin with carbon shafts into clamps. Fas

ten clamps. Make sure rudder belcrank moves

freely.

Step 7. Trial fit rudder. Make sure rudder moves

freely. If happy with fit, glue hinges to rudder.

(make sure no glue comes in contact with hinge

pins and base of belcrank)

Step 8. (NOTE: After glue has dried, checked move

ment of rudder for perfect operation) Once the

turbine is installed it will be difficult to do any

adjustments to belcrank! Make sure of correct

operation.

This complete this section!

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Items Required:

1. Fuselage

2. Fin & Rudder with hinges

3. JR DS8911 servo

4. Pushrod assembly

5. M5 bolt

6. Hobby knife w/#11 blade

7. Skrew driver

8. Metric Allen key set

9. Loctite

We use JR 8911 for rudder. It is very important that no

slop is present in rudder assembly. The rudder and fin is

very big. Any slop will be converted to flutter. Flutter

will destroy the fin and make the model uncontrollable.

Make sure to centre the servo before installation. JR

heavy duty horns are perfect for the job. Metal horns

may also be used for an even stronger fit.

NOTE : If you like the conventional method with servo

in fin and pushrods on outside, please modify by your-

self. For high speed and powerful turbines we recom-

mend pushrods on the outside.

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Section 4:

Assembling Landing Gear & Gear

Doors

Step 1. Remove the nose unit.

Step 2. Fit the 8511 servo to the servo plate located

next to the nose gear unit.

Step 3. Fit pushrod to nose unit and refit unit.

Step 4. Secure steering pushrod to nose leg unit. Re

tract the nose gear and check free operation.

Step 5. Check all bolts on landing gear units. Secure

with locktite.

Step 6. All airlines will be factory fitted and routed.

Step 7. Check operation of retract units and gear doors.

This complete this section!

Items Required: (if not factory fit)

1. Fuselage

2. L/G set

3. Gear doors

4. Off set hinges (9)

5. Gear door cylinder brackets (3)

6. Door cylinders (3 x 30mm)

7. Air kit and sequencers

8. Drill

9. 5 minute epoxy

We will describe the model with gear and doors factory

installed. We highly recommend this version. It will

safe you plenty of time and frustrations.

Make sure gear and doors work correctly when you un-

pack the kit. Check for damage.

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Section 5:

Assembling wings and missile rails

Step 1. Remove wings from protective plastic and in

spect ailerons for good operation.

Step 2. Trim aileron root for at least 30mm up and

down movement.

Step 3. Fit wing to fuselage to check correct operation

of aileron. If not , trim aileron. Step 4. Secure servo to wing! Use 1pr alluminium L-

brackets. (make sure servo was mechanically

and electronically centred!) Step 5. Draw a line perpendicular across hinge line and

mark location for aileron horn. Mill hole and

epoxy horn in position.

Step 6. Attach pushrod to servo and aileron horn.

Step 7. Check operation of aileron.

Step 8. Cut hole in servo cover and secure cover.

Step 9. Secure missile rail by means of cap skrew.

Step 10. Repeat for other wing!

This complete this section!

Items Required:

1. Fuselage 2.Wings (L&R)

3. JR8911 servo (2) 4.Pushrod set

5. Missile rails 6.Epoxy

7. Drill set 8.Masking tape

Make use of live hinging for easy and fast installation.

Kevlar are used for hinging and will give endless good

operation.

Make sure servo and pushrod installation are done cor-

rectly! No mechanical slop may be present.

The two servo’s in the wing must be a mirror image of

each other. All pushrods must be of equal length.

The two servo’s will work together as ailerons.

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Section 6:

Assembling the ventral fins and nose

cone.

Step 1. Locate ventral fins and nose cone!

Step 2. Draw a line in line with main oleos to back of

fuselage. The ventral fins are in line with oleo!

Step 3. Roughen location of fins and glue to fuselage.

The angle must be the same as oleos! The

longer side must be in front!

Step 4. Locate two nose formers. Step 5. Apply glue to formers and attached to fuselage.

Step 6. Slide nose cone over formers. Make sure no

glue touches nose cone. Make sure of fit and

tape in this position till glue has cured.

Step 7. Locate metal pin and fasten nose cone.

Step 8. Drill small holes where nose cone over lap fuse

lage and secure by 6 x 1mm self tappers.

This complete this section!

Items Required:

1. Fuselage 2. Ventral fins (2)

3. Nose cone 4. Nose formers (2)

5. Slow cure epoxy 6. Masking tape

7. Clamps.

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Section 7:

Assembling Fuel Tanks

Step 1. Plumb tanks by means of 2 copper pipes. Make

sure clunk are right at the back and move freely

inside.

Step 2. Mark tanks for inlet and outlet. (Note: You will

be surprised how easy we forget this.)

Step 3. Insert main tanks into fuselage. It can only go in

one way. Make sure up is up and down is

down. Use silicon to secure tanks.

Step 4. Insert top tank on top of main tanks. Step 5. See picture. Use silicon to secure tanks in place.

Step 6. Secure all pipes with cable ties or clips

Step 7. Secure hopper feeder to UAT.

Step 8. Fill and drain tanks to check for air bubbles.

This complete this section!

Items Required:

1. Fuselage

2. Main tanks (2)

3. Top tank (1)

4 Tank accessories (3)

5. UAT (not supplied)

6. Tygon tubing

7. Festo T-fittings

8. Silicon

The fuel system is very important. Rinse tanks to get rid

of all debris. All fittings must be very secure. Any leaks

will cause bubbles in fuel line and subsequence flame

out. The copper pipes were cut by pipe cutter. The ends

will be closed slightly. Use a sharp object like a reamer

to open up the diameter of pipe. Make sure all off cuts

are removed. Sharp edges can cut tubing. Make sure

edges are not sharp. Pressure test all tanks!

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Section 8:

Turbine, Tail pipe & Tail cone instal-

lation

Step 1. Insert tail pipe and mark locations for mounting

lugs. Use scrap ply wood to use as mounting

rail. When happy with fit secure with self tap

pers. (Note the gap between turbine tail cone

and pipe. Normally about 25mm)

Step 2. Trial fit turbine. When happy with fit, mark lo

cations for 4 mounting bolts.

Step 3. Drill pilot holes and secure turbine to rail.

Step 4. Run all wires neatly in harness. Secure with ca

ble ties. (Note: A neat installation will mini

mize stray inductance causing interference. Step 5. Make sure ECU wired and servo wires do not

run next to each other. Use opposite sides of f

uselage.

Step 6. Hook up all festo pipes. Secure all pipes with

cable ties. Make sure filters are easy accessible.

Step 7. Secure tail cone with self tappers as supplied.

Step 8. Mount ECU batteries and RX batteries in nose

cone. If Lipo batteries are used, some lead

weight will be needed for correct CG!!!

This complete this section!

Items Required:

1. Fuselage 8. Skrew driver

2. Turbine 9. Masking tape

3. Turbine accessories 10. Ruler

4. Tail pipe 11. Marker

5. Wires 12. Cable ties

6. Festo fittings & pipes 13. TX Battery

7. Self tappers (4) 14. Tail cone + Skrews

The F16 have successfully flown on a Jetcat P-80 and

Artes Cheetah and Kingtech K80 . Any one will give

you great satisfaction. Follow the instructions supplied

with turbine for ease of installation.

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Section 9:

Accessory tray installation

Items Required:

1. Fuselage 9. Rx on/off switch

2. Retract valve 10. Receiver

3. Brake valves 11. Whip antenna

4. Door valve 12. Ext leads

5. Sequencers 13. Powerbox or similar power supplies

6. Filler valves (2) 14. Cable ties

7. Air tanks (3) 15. Nicad / Lipo batteries

8. JR Matchbox 16. Marker & Ruler

The installation of the accessory tray is a personal thing. Many have vast experience and for them it will not be a

problem.

The lay out depends on what accessories you will be using. Some will use electronic valves and other will use 1

way and 2 way mechanical valves with servo’s.

I have chosen Jetronic valves because of reliability. The use of a Gyro on rudder and steering is a good option.

A 9Ch receiver is minimum requirement for installation. Rudder (1) Steering (1)Elevator (2)Ailerons (2)

Brake(1)Retracts(1) Throttle(1)

Program the flight modes. Eg. Mode 1 for take off : Higher rates and less expo with sterring servo mixed to rudder

for the take off roll. Then select Mode to for general flying. Lower rates and higer expo. With gear retracted dis-

connect steering servo from rudder etc…

Mode 3 for landing… etc...

Use the manual supplied with radio to program your personal data.

Make sure good quality extension leads are used. Secure male and female plugs with safety clips or cable ties.

Run all servo wires well away from turbine wires.

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Section 10:

Throws and CG

Elevator : 50mm—55mm 30% expo. If this is your first all flying stab jet, be ready to give a lot of elevator

n turns.

Aileron: 15mm 19mm 30% expo. The ailerons are very active even in slow speed.

Rudder: 20 expo 30%.

CG : 180mm—`190mm

We hope you enjoy your F16! Please do regular checks and maintenance for longer enjoyment!

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